CAQM Orders PTZ Camera Surveillance of All Direction No. 98 Industries in NCR by November 30, 2026

Key facts

• The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has extended the requirement for installation and operationalization of Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) cameras to all categories of industries covered under Statutory Direction No. 98 in the National Capital Region (NCR).
• The new Order supersedes CAQM's earlier Order dated 05.10.2026 and requires PTZ cameras to be installed and operationalized, with real-time video feed transmission, by 30.11.2026.
• Industries covered include the 17 highly polluting categories identified by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Red Category (Medium and Large) air-polluting industries, Food & Food Processing and Textile industries with boilers or thermic fluid heaters, and Metal industries with furnaces operating in NCR.
• PTZ cameras must be installed at all fuel-feeding or charging points of boilers, thermic fluid heaters, furnaces, kilns and other fuel-fired equipment, and at gas meters or gauges in units using gaseous fuels.
• Cameras must also monitor stack emissions, OCEMS sampling or port-hole locations, and fume extraction system areas, with adequate coverage and no significant blind spots.
• All PTZ cameras must transmit continuous real-time video feeds via Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) to designated servers or portals of CPCB and the respective State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs) or DPCC.
• Industrial units must ensure uninterrupted power supply with suitable power backup for cameras and connectivity, and promptly report any prolonged disruption or malfunction to the concerned SPCB or DPCC with corrective action.
• CPCB, in coordination with SPCBs and DPCC, will set up designated portals, servers and infrastructure to receive video feeds, while the State Governments of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan and the GNCTD must ensure effective implementation.
• The new requirements are in addition to existing directions on emission standards, approved fuels, OCEMS and other pollution-control measures.
• CAQM's Flying Squads reported instances of use of unapproved fuels during inspections of industrial units across NCR, prompting the strengthening of the compliance monitoring mechanism.